Health care rationing affecting older persons: Rejected in principle but implemented in fact

Journal of Aging and Social Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 27-42

  Kapp, Marshall B ^a  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer choice; Ethics; Practice parameters; Public policy; Rationing

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AGED; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGED; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036986025     PISSN: 08959420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J031v14n02_02     Document Type: Article

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